August 18–22, 2025

Request to register by 8/1/25

Since 2002, the five-day annual Teaching with Writing Faculty Seminar has offered UMN faculty members a congenial, retreat-like opportunity to develop or revise writing assignments, activities, instruction, and assessments for a course they teach. This seminar welcomes instructors across the University's curriculum; we understand writing as a broad category encompassing verbal, numeric, figurative, visual, and alphabetic modes.

Each participant spends the week focusing on one course they teach. Participants identify course learning goals and develop tailored, logistically feasible writing activities, instruction practices, and assessments that support students in meeting those goals. Participants will enjoy lively conversation with interesting colleagues from across the disciplines, as well as plenty of good coffee, tea, and snacks.

Important Notes

When and where will we meet? The seminar will be held August 18-22, 2025. We’ll meet in person each day from 9:30 am–12:30 pm. Sessions will be held on the East Bank (exact location TBA).
Do I need to attend every day? Yes, we ask participants to commit to attending every session. The seminar is intentionally scaffolded, with each new session building on our prior work.
Who can participate? This seminar is tailored to instructors of record and lead instructors for courses.* These faculty and instructors can attend individually or collaborate with a team (which might include others who design and/or deliver course instruction, such as TAs). We ask that each prospective attendee submit their own request to register.
- *Those who are neither an instructor of record nor applying to attend with an instructor of record can explore other resources, such as consulting with a member of the WAC team and our annual TA/GI workshops (Aug. 27-28). Contact us to learn more.
How do I request to register? Complete our online request form by August 1, 2025. The seminar is capped at 25, so you may be unable to register if the cap is reached.

Who takes this seminar?

Since 2002, the annual Five-Day Teaching with Writing Seminar has enrolled participants from the following departments:

“Absolutely, one of the best workshops I've attended at the UMN. Excellent teaching strategies that extend beyond writing. I found everything useful! I'm really excited (rather than intimidated) to incorporate more writing into my design courses and now feel I have the tools to do it effectively.”

“Re-framing how I felt about writing in the classroom has changed my perspective from anxiety to excitement.”

“I have never taken any writing or teaching course and I was anxious to get some formal training and new ideas. I have been really pleased with what I have learned! This seminar has given me confidence to continue reducing lectures and increasing discussion and writing-oriented activity.”

“This was the most useful faculty development offering I have ever experienced. It has changed the way I teach and the way I write!”

Facilitators

Matthew Luskey
Director, Writing Across the Curriculum

Jessa Wood
Assistant Director, Writing Across the Curriculum

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Teaching with Writing Annual Faculty Seminar

August 18–22, 2025

Important Notes

Who takes this seminar?

Facilitators

Writing Across the Curriculum

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2023 Exemplary Enduring
WAC Program Award

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Teaching with Writing Annual Faculty Seminar

August 18–22, 2025

Important Notes

Who takes this seminar?

Facilitators

Writing Across the Curriculum

Affiliation

Contact

2023 Exemplary Enduring WAC Program Award

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System Campuses

2023 Exemplary Enduring
WAC Program Award